John's Reviews > Critique of Pure Reason

I am wading through this thing. I'm beginning to believe that this is a hoax perpetrated by a cabal of evil philosophy types just to make the rest of us feel stupid. In the Forward to his second edition, Kant admits he lacks expository skill. His biggest fear is that he will be misunderstood. Have no fear Kant old boy, I guarantee you will always be misunderstood. Kant tells his readers that they should look elsewhere for understanding; in the works of those with greater expository talent who can better illuminate his thinking.
This is not a good book. It is a slog requiring a careful parsing of each word. If that's your idea of a good time then be my guest. This is not a book you can just pick up and understand out of the chute. It requires that one is steeped in philosophy. Anyone who's read this book over the weekend and tells you they understand it even partially is very likely lying. They can, however, baffle you into believing they do because anything anyone might say about this book arguably has merit equal to anything in the book itself. So far it's been a complete waste of time.